We've all been there: You dropped your iPhone on the ground and sometimes it shatters into a billion pieces, but sometimes it's completely fine. What happens if you drop a 55-lb safe on top of it? YouTuber KuSh SuDrA dared us to test it, and we did. Find out what happened.

It’s the most requested gadget we’ve received by far and we’ve finally put it to the test. See what happens when the Nokia “Brick” phone goes swimming in a vat of liquid nitrogen.

Michael Hendrix at WIRED by Design, 2014. In partnership with Skywalker Sound, Marin County, CA. To learn more visit: live.wired.com

Few Hollywood directors can match Christopher Nolan’s ambition, skill, and mind-bending story sense. For our December issue, the man behind Memento, Inception, the Dark Knight trilogy, and Interstellar brings his formidable talents to WIRED as our guest editor.

Dan Winters at WIRED by Design, 2014. In partnership with Skywalker Sound, Marin County, CA. To learn more visit: live.wired.com

Carl de Torres at WIRED by Design, 2014. In partnership with Skywalker Sound, Marin County, CA. To learn more visit: live.wired.com

We’ve rounded up every generation of iPhone for the ultimate smartphone face-off. From the iPhone 6 to the original devices that are so old they pre-date numbering, we put each one to the test, including a 2-gallon coffee dunk.

You’re either #TeamiPhone or #TeamGalaxy but at the end of the day only one of the devices can be named the toughest. Find out which phablet comes out on top when Erik and Justin put them up against a toilet.

Tech writer Brent Rose debunks a study claiming smartphones are as good as wearables at tracking activity. From the Fitbit Charge HR to the iPhone 6, Brent's stress tests uncover compelling results that demonstrate why wearables with heart rate monitors win.

We stack up four popular iPhone cases, including the OtterBox Defender, the Lunatik TAKTIK Extreme, the Griffin Survivor + Catalyst (note: corrected), and the Lifeproof Fre to see which design will actually keep your smartphone safe.

Learn how to use light and position your subjects for stunning smartphone images. Retouch your photos with VSCO Cam, one of the best free photo editing apps.

Shot mostly in Africa with real vehicles and complex stunts, “Mad Max: Fury Road” brings a high intensity to the post-apocalyptic franchise. Mike Seymour breaks down the complicated camerawork and VFX behind the action-adventure flick.

Marine captain Katie Higgins is the first female pilot to fly in the Blue Angels stunning air shows. She pilots “Fat Albert” a C-130 cargo transporter that is a crowd favorite for its low passes, dives and backwards taxi.

Photographer Chris Burkard doesn't make the usual images of surfers. He and his crew don thick wetsuits and head for the poles to make photos of surfers paddling out in slushy cold waters off of Norway, Iceland and Chile.

Apple presented new a Watch partnership, its new iPad Pro and Pencil stylus, a new Apple TV and of course, the new iPhone 6S and 6S Plus with 3D Touch, 4K video and Live Photo features.

The new iPhone 6S, 6S plus and iPad Pro aren't out yet but you can update your devices to iOS 9. WIRED senior writer David Pierce explores some of the best new features and a couple you don't need.

It'll take a year for New Horizons to send back all the information it gathered on Pluto when it flew by in July.

Tiny Bop makes beautiful apps like Everything Machine which uses a smartphone's camera, gyroscope, light, speakers and microphone to teach coding through games.

To test the image quality and picture stability of the Q500's 4K camera, we flew the drone around in Athens, Georgia.

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory satellite uses specialized ultraviolet cameras to capture stunning images of the sun's solar storms.

Do you or love music? Does someone on your gift list? Then you probably need some nice headphones. Here's how to pick the right pair and fit them for the best sound.

Filters are fun and yes, quick. But as an Oakland tintype portrait photographer proves filters can't come close to the original craft developed in the mid 1800's. It'll cost you around $60 to get your portrait done, that's a bit more than a filter pack, but so worth it.

One of the iPhone’s hallmark security features could leave you locked out if you forget your password too many times. Here’s how to keep your data saved, in case you can't always trust your short-term memory.

Avegant's Glyph is a personal movie theater, a screen only you can say that you can use to watch movies, play video games, and anything else you want. Just don't expect people not to stare.

On a typical day, the average person checks their phone 85 times. In total, we spend about 5 hours on our phones each day. Here we explore the fine line between normal phone use and device addiction.

The cute little iPhone SE offers the components of the bigger iPhone 6S with a 4-inch screen and a form factor in line with the iPhone 5s.

Not everyone loves big phones. In fact Apple sold 30 million 4-inch iPhones in 2015. Now you can buy that small phone without having to sacrifice on performance. The iPhoneSE is small, much more affordable and packed with power.

Behind the scenes of Reuben Wu's 'Lux Noctis' photographs made with the Phase One camera and Fiilix's new drone-mounted AL250 LED light.

When Google's AI beat the world's Go champion 4-1, it stirred a certain sadness in many people. But the reality is the technologies at the heart of AlphaGo are the future. So it's a time to be excited not scared.

Stephon Alexander is a theoretical physicist, but he's also a jazz fanatic whose musical obsession has helped him better understand the world of cosmology, quantum gravity and particle physics.

Apple's iOS 10 has some cool new features. WIRED's David Pierce runs down the mobile software's updates and overhauls.

Mozzeria is a 100 percent deaf owned and operated pizzeria in a crowded San Francisco restaurant scene. So to stay afloat, it relies on a remarkable technology.

In ‘Swiss Army Man’ a guy stranded in the wilderness gets by thanks to a corpse and a dying cell phone. The Daniels came to the WIRED office, so we asked them to show us what was on their smartphones.

Aubrey Plaza, Anna Kendrick, and Adam Devine from 'Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates' show us the most recent items on their phones - from texts, to safari pages, to emojis, videos, alarm clocks and more!

A team within Motorola has been working on a crazy plan: to let users decide how their smartphone should look, and how it should work. The result is called the Moto Z, and it’s about to hit stores.

Sofia Boutella, who plays Jayla in Star Trek Beyond, shows us the most recent items on her phone - from texts, to music, to emojis, videos, instagram and more!

In this episode, watch as we tear down Nokia's 3310 and the iPhone 6s. We pull them apart, compare them, and give interesting tech, cultural details and statistics.

Liquids. They’re so… liquidy. But our friends at ChefSteps have a quick and easy way to trap them, in beautiful delicious little spheres.

The river dolphin is good at two things: having a giant head and being able to turn that head. That last bit is indeed a skill. We promise.

From a new version of the Apple Watch to the jet black iPhone 7, here's everything the tech giant announced at its latest event.

The iPhone 7 is here. It has a great new camera, a bunch of new color options, but let's not talk about the headphone jack.

While the iPhone 7 may seem like just a faster, brighter, splash-proof version of the 6s, there are some serious improvements. Here's our take on Apple's latest offering.

'Snowden' stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Shailene Woodley discuss the making of their new movie, and talk about how technology has essentially taken away our right to privacy.

Design FX dives into the incredible special effects of BBC America's Orphan Black. Mike Seymour breaks down how the team at Intelligent Creatures and Emmy Award nominated actress Tatiana Maslany work together to create convincing clones; with a combination of visual effects, rotoscoping, and incredible acting ability.

Stars of the upcoming film "Dirty 30", Grace Helbig, Hannah Hart, and Mamrie Hart show us the last thing they did on their phones. The Holy Trinity unveils what they last googled, how many alarms they have, and their favorite emojis.

The iPhone 7 Plus is touted as *the* mobile low-light camera. It’s got dual lenses, an f/1.8 aperture, image stabilization, and an even brighter flash. But how much better is it? We tested it out by filming this entire video with iPhone 7.

Google enters the phone fray with the Pixel, a premium Android smartphone with all the features of an iPhone plus Google Assistant and a headphone jack.

Former "Top Gear" and current "The Grand Tour" hosts Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May gather up their courage and reveal the last things they did with their phones.

Family photos can be stressful. Let WIRED come to the rescue.

Internetainers Rhett & Link gather up their courage and show us the last things they did with their phones. "Rhett and Link's Buddy System" Good Mythical Morning @rhettandlink